Publications by authors named "Elena Sangiorgi"
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- Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections for knee osteoarthritis (OA) are becoming common, but the effect of leukocytes in PRP remains debated, with some studies showing they could be harmful while others suggest they have beneficial roles.
- This study aimed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of leukocyte-rich PRP (LR-PRP) versus leukocyte-poor PRP (LP-PRP) in treating knee OA through a randomized controlled trial involving 132 patients with varying degrees of OA.
- Results showed improvements in both subjective and objective outcomes for all patients, with LR-PRP demonstrating greater benefits in the IKDC subjective score and range of motion at earlier follow-up points compared to LP-PRP,
BACKGROUND: Metastasis to the pancreas originating from malignant tumours is a rare event and, in the literature, we have found only 11 reported cases of solitary pancreatic metastases originating from breast cancer. CASE REPORT: We report a case of a 51-year-old woman with primary breast cancer who developed obstructive jaundice and epigastric pain after 2 years without any symptoms. The pancreatic mass revealed by computed tomography (CT) scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was not recognised as a metastasis from breast cancer and the patient underwent cephalic pancreaticoduodenectomy.
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